Integrating Perennial Peanut into Grazing Operations

Integrating Perennial Peanut into Grazing Operations

Jose Dubeux, Liza Garcia, David Jaramillo, Erick Santos, Flavia van Cleef, Luana Queiroz, Carlos Garcia, Daciele Abreu, Martin Ruiz-Moreno – Introduction Perennial warm-season grasses (e.g., bahiagrass, bermudagrass) are the backbone of livestock operations in...
Unsightly and Painful Winter Barnyard Weeds

Unsightly and Painful Winter Barnyard Weeds

Burweed I don’t know about you, but I am fighting some bothersome winter weeds this season.  In high traffic areas around my barn, I have developed a lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis) issue.  Lawn burweed, also called spurweed, is a low growing winter annual that...
Baleage Production from Cool-Season Forage Cover Crops

Baleage Production from Cool-Season Forage Cover Crops

– Cashing in on Cover Crops The University of Georgia recently released a well written publication, UGA Baleage Production and Use that discusses key recommendations for success, as well as advantages and challenges of baleage as compared to dry hay production. ...
Friday Feature:  Livestock on the Land

Friday Feature: Livestock on the Land

This week’s featured video is actually the trailer for a documentary that was published by the Practical Farmers of Iowa.  Livestock on the Land is a concept not that different that the Sod-Based Rotation efforts that researchers at the University of Florida...
2021 Virtual Beef Cattle Conference Presentation Videos

2021 Virtual Beef Cattle Conference Presentation Videos

– In addition to COVID19 safety precautions, one of the real advantages of a virtual meeting is that it is very easy to record the presentations to share after the live event is over.   A resource web page has been developed to share video recordings of the...